The Plight of the Individual

I am a believer of the inalieanable rights as depicted in the Declaration of Independence. I am a believer that government's true responsibility is to protect the fundamental rights of "each and every" individual. Unfortunately, I am also a believer that my governments here in the United States of America, in my state of Illinois, in my county Cook county and in my city of Chicago are in violation of my rights each and every day.

And so, I will write about it. As an individual, I will exercise my right to free speech. And as individual readers, I hope you will exercise your right to decide what you will read and what you will discard as folly. I am eager to write about a number of topics, from our country's culture of enablement and entitlement to state competition for residency of businesses. I am eager to write about tax policies and subsidies. I am eager to write about government spending, public education, social security and the state of healthcare in the United States. I am eager to write about the two-party system, career politicians, religion, lobbyists and earmarks. And I am eager to write about the state of mind of the American worker.

I hope you read. You don't have to read my writings, but of course, I hope you do. Regardless of which paper, which site, which blog, diversify your knowledge and expand your inbound channels of information. And certainly, make your choices yours.

My hope is that our great nation resumes its role as a global leader of brilliance. My hope is that our great nation resumes the spirit of enterpreneurialism that made us so great. And my hope is that we reverse the dangerous trend upon which we are riding at too furious a pace, a trend where fewer and fewer individuals are producing and greater and greater numbers are idle, reaping the benefits of the producers.

In my eyes, it begins with me. And when I say "me", I mean "us". Not as a mass. Not as a collection. Not as a majority. Not as a minority. Not as a society. I mean ME the individual, and YOU the individual. And all the other individuals that comprise this country. It is time that "you" and "me" and the rest of "you" out there begin to communicate about "your" rights. I will no longer tolerate someone telling me that something I cannot choose is "patriotic" of me. Only I can choose to be patriotic. Only you can choose to be patriotic. Someone should not tell you to be so.

And so, through the spirit and memory of the true Patriots, I declare my Independence. It begins here. It begins now. I look forward to the path this will lead.